Best Hip-Hop and Trip-Hop of 1991-1996, Jesus Christ, alternative music, post-punk, electronic, G&G Sindikatas, Fusedmarc, Foje, Németh, Common, Funkstörung, Gang Starr, Nas, Autechre, Abdominal, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, Radiohead, Das EFX, Krs-ONE, Amon Tobin, P.O.S., Cage, Tupac, Saian Supa Crew, N.E.R.D., Tricky, Black Moon, Portishead, Busta Rhymes, Slum Village, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Missy Elliott, Gorillaz, Ludacris, Aaliyah, MF Doom, CocoRosie, Mobb Deep, Interpol, Lupe Fiasco, Múm, Björk, Sigur Rós, Jaga Jazzist, Murcof, KoRn, Queens Of The Stone Age, Smoki Mo, Jay-Z, Eminem, Madlib, The Neptuns, J Dilla, Dimlite, Black Milk, Kanye West, Dr. Dre, Timbaland and many others groups and beatmakers from different styles of music.
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A group consists of two performers: Bintas and Gipsas. Both of them are born in Vilnius and still are habitants of Lithuania‘s capital. In the year of 2001 they started composing music using software. A name of their crew appeared in 2002. So, the name was "Rentgenas", what means a device of x-ray machine. The essence of a group‘s title incarnates lyrical content. They are trying to analyse inner psychological laws of human behaviour. At this time "Rentgenas" is struggling to enrich the musical assortment of Lithuanian alternative scene with a high quality music. Both members are making beats, writing lyrics, MC‘ing and editing sound by themselves. Crew has achieved their own conspicuous sounding. "Rentgenas" is breaking the limits of intellectual music styles, but still don‘t getting far from raw hip-hop beats. It took a few years for perfecting group‘s compositions till crew brought their music to public. In the december of 2005 "Rentgenas" takes the first place in the competition organised by "IOM" (International Organisation for Migration). The objective was to make a song about an unconsidered aspects of migration from Lithuania to abroad. That song was released in the form of a single "Reisas: Lietuva – Uzhsienis". In the summer of 2007 the music video for Gipsas‘s solo project "Dogmatishkas Miegas" was finished. In the end of the same year group‘s song "teRAPija" was released in a mixtape "Hip-Hop Oratorius" by "IAL" (Individual Appearance Label). In december album hit the stores. In the next year "Rentgenas" presented a "Sampler 2008-2009" that consists of the best beats for the future projects. Recently Bintas and Gipsas extended their musical activity with the producing of other groups. This crew is able to experiment with different music styles in not casual ways.
(http://www.myspace.com/rentgenas
http://rentgenas.frype.lt
http://www.last.fm/music/rentgenas)
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Abu atlikejai, pasivadine pseudonimais Bintas ir Gipsas, gime ir iki shiol apsistoje Vilniuje. Mazhdaug 2001 metais jie pradejo kurti muzika kompiuteriu. 2002 metais duetas pasivadino „Rentgenu“. Shio prietaiso funkcija simbolishkai atitiko grupes troshkima rashyti lyrika apie zhmoniu vidinius ishgyvenimus, tikejima, jausmus, problemas visuomeneje, nepritapima arba pritapima prie jos, apie pacia muzika ir jos skleidzhiama zhinia ir t.t. Shiuo metu bene ryshkiausias grupes siekis klausytojams pateikti kokybishka alternatyvia muzika lietuviu kalba ir ishjudinti shia kol kas kuklia nisha musu shalyje. Abu „Rentgeno“ nariai kuria muzika, rasho lyrika ir irashineja vokala. Grupe (ypac Gipsas) daugiausiai laiko praleidzhia tobulindama muzikos programavimo igudzhius, kurdama naujus instrumentalus. „Rentgenas“ po truputi tampa atpazhistamas ish savo individualaus skambesio. Grupes komponuojamoje kuryboje drasiai naikinamos ribos tarp skirtingu intelektualios muzikos stiliu, bet, del vyraujancio repo ir stipriu ritmu, „Rentgenas“ yra hip-hop‘o muzika kuriantis kolektyvas. Beveik kiekvienas naujas grupes sukurtas instrumentalas skiriasi nuo senesniu savo skambesiu, instrumentais, nuotaika, tad bendra vaizda apie kolektyvo kuryba galima susidaryti tik perklausius bent kelis kurinius.
Prireike keliu metu tobulejimo, kol grupe pristate savo kuryba platesniam ratui klausytoju. 2005, veliau 2007 metais duetas tiesioginiame radio eteryje dave interviu laidai „Gatves Lyga“. 2005 metu gruodzhio menesi „Rentgenas“ laimejo „IOM“ („International Organisation for Migration“) surengta muzikini konkursa. Jo tikslas buvo sukurti daina, kuri gerai atspindetu neapgalvota migracija ish Lietuvos, ieshkant geresnio gyvenimo uzhsienyje. Daina vadinasi „Reisas: Lietuva – Uzhsienis“ ir tai yra pirmasis grupes ishleistas singlas. 2007 metu vasara buvo baigtas filmuoti pirmas muzikinis klipas, skirtas Gipso solinei dainai "Dogmatishkas Miegas". Tais paciais metais dueto daina "teRAPija" pakliuvo i "IAL" ("Individual Appearance Label") leidziama muzikos rinkini "Hip-Hop Oratorius", kuris prekyboje pasirode Gruodzhio menesi. 2008 metu pavasari kolektyvas pristate savo ko gero geriausiu instrumentalu rinkini ("Rentgenas 2008 2009 sampler"). Tai lyg grupes ateities vizija, kuri dar karta patvirtina jos platu stilistini skambesi.
Pastaruoju metu „Rentgenas“ pradejo plesti savo veikla ir taip pat kuria muzika kitiems atlikejams. Tai grupe, galinti neiprastai laisvai eksperimentuoti su ivairiais muzikos stiliais. (kiti grupes puslapiai
http://rentgenas.frype.lt
http://www.last.fm/music/Rentgenas)
Last year I had a vision to type in 5am on Google after completing a track at that moment in time. I found a poem by Allen Ginsberg called 5am which described how I was feeling right then.
So my purpose over the past year has been to capture that 5am vibe in sound and visuals. My journey has been further inspired by the works of Rumi, Maya Deren and Stan Brakhage
Id like to thank everyone who shined their great yellow vibes across my path while making these sounds..... Keep walking that yellow brick road!!!
